diff --git a/hledger-chart/hledger-chart.cabal b/hledger-chart/hledger-chart.cabal
index fabd230a3..78485b984 100644
--- a/hledger-chart/hledger-chart.cabal
+++ b/hledger-chart/hledger-chart.cabal
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ stability:      experimental
 tested-with:    GHC==6.10, GHC==6.12
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Simple
-data-dir:       data
-data-files:
+-- data-dir:       data
+-- data-files:
 extra-tmp-files:
 extra-source-files:
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 7fc4a2bc0..ecd956f6a 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stability:      beta
 tested-with:    GHC==6.10
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Simple
--- data-dir:       
+-- data-dir:       data
 -- data-files:
 -- extra-tmp-files:
 -- extra-source-files:
diff --git a/hledger-vty/hledger-vty.cabal b/hledger-vty/hledger-vty.cabal
index e58fb5e3d..5ef81edf0 100644
--- a/hledger-vty/hledger-vty.cabal
+++ b/hledger-vty/hledger-vty.cabal
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ stability:      beta
 tested-with:    GHC==6.10, GHC==6.12
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Simple
-data-dir:       data
-data-files:
+-- data-dir:       data
+-- data-files:
 extra-tmp-files:
 extra-source-files:
 
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index c2790fb79..736fc4d10 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ stability:      beta
 tested-with:    GHC==6.10, GHC==6.12
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Custom
-data-dir:
-data-files:
+-- data-dir:       data
+-- data-files:
 extra-tmp-files:
 extra-source-files: